Mary Lois Cobb

Service: Celebration of Life at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Holt Memorial Chapel, with burial at Liberty Cemetery; Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at Holt Memorial Chapel.

Mary “Mimi” Lois Smith Cobb, 85, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 14 (2019) in Littleton, Colorado. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, whose sense of humor and grand storytelling ability will be missed by all. Mimi was the ninth of 13 children, born on Aug. 15, 1934, in Huntsville, to Ray and Ova Newberry Smith. 

After graduating from The School of The Ozarks High School in 1952, Mimi married William “Sam” Cobb on July 3, 1953. They were married 52 years. She received a degree in nursing from the Baylor School of Medicine at Arkansas Baptist Hospital in 1955. For 35 years, Mimi took great pride in her position as the office manager of Metropolitan Orthopedics in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Mimi was a choir member at the Southwest Minister Church in St. Louis, Missouri, and First Presbyterian Church in Harrison. She volunteered much of her time to Democratic candidates’ campaigns (Hillary was robbed!) and the March of Dimes. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ova and Ray Smith; her loving husband, Sam Cobb; and her siblings James Smith, Ray Smith, J. Boyd Smith, C. Lee Smith, Nola Harvey, Lovella Harvey, Ruth Boyd and Doris Hester.  

Mimi is survived by her children, William “Bill” Cobb, Mary Kathryn Hoener, and Cheryl Floyd and her husband, Owen Floyd; six grandchildren Kathryn Cobb, Kristin Cobb and her fiancé Jafar Williams, William “Will” Cobb and his wife Marquette Scholfield, Breana Hoener and her husband Michael Knabel, Kyle Hoener, and Ian Cobb; two great-grandchildren, William “Liam” Cobb and Henry Cobb; siblings, Art Smith, E. Joe Smith, Cecil Loyd Smith and Cormal McMahan; many nieces, nephews and friends; and last but not least, Buttercup, her faithful 175 pound “puppy.”  

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at Holt Memorial Chapel with a Celebration of Mimi’s life to be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Holt Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery. 

If desired, family and friends may make memorial contributions to the March of Dimes. 

Condolences may be left online at www.holtchapel.com .